Jean-Claude Van Damme

“But on average, I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today, I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create s...”

“In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.”

“The action films I will make in the future will be more believable and character-based. I am now on my second cycle of fame, and I want to make films that smell real and are truthful.”

“What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts.”

“I now truly believe it is impossible for me to make a bad movie.”

“I'm a big traveler these days. I was in Hong Kong. I live there. I was just in Belgium with my parents and now I'm on my way to North America. You will find me all over.”

“Life is short. I'm 47 years old. I've got 10 years to go where I can be the best I can be. I want those 10 years to be precious, not like before, cranking two or three movies a year. I've ma...”

“You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.”

“Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further.”

“I like structure - like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you'll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you'll have it....”

“I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age.”

“I don't have a bad relationship. I'm 48 years old. I think life is too short for that. To me, life is... you open the shutters, you see the dogs outside, you look left, you look right, in, w...”

“Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.”